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- Content warnings: Anxiety, Betrayal, Violence, Death, Panic attacks, War
A Kingdom of Salt and Stone
by Liv Webster
Book 1 in Jewel-Light
Maeve's magic feels like a curse before it feels like power, which gives the romance and found-family pieces more emotional bite.
goodreads 4.59/5 230 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length550 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- The angst delivered
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- Grumpy protector
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Romantic fulfillment
- Secretly soft
- Protective love interest
- Passionate / intense
- Found family feels
- Warrior/fighter
- Grumpy sunshine
- Tension
- Cathartic release
- Banter
- Possessive/protective
- Only one who understands them
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Forced proximity
- Castle / fortress
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- Academy / campus
- Bodyguard/protection detail
- Touch her and die
- Found family
- Secret power
Reading experience
- First person
- Adventurous
- Emotional
- Heavy
- Reluctant chosen one
- Mental health rep
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- Romantic
- Immersive
- Outcast/loner
- Anxiety rep
- Angsty
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Magical
- Engaging
- Intense
- Protect at all costs
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 550 pages
- Publisher
- Liv Webster
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book